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#Inktober continues and today’s prompt is “Tranquil”. Here is a selection of tweets with pictures on the theme: Inktober Day 2.- Tranquil#inktober #Inktober2018 pic.twitter.com/aCxSLVROAB — 🎃Saulol Sandoval🎃 (@Saulol_Sandoval) October 2,…
It is Inktober once again. I am a little late getting started and may skip the step of sharing my inky efforts on social media… however as ever there are…
This Thursday October 4th is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. There will be a Blessing of the Animals at the Franciscan Friary, Clonmel at 4 pm in the Friary…
As demanded by absolutely no-one, here are all the posts I have done this month on species extinct in Ireland since the coming of humanity…. Extinct in Ireland: September 1st,…
The final species I have selected for this month of Irish extinctions is the crane. The crane only went extinct in late medieval times, and features much in Irish poetry…
This is not the first time this has happened. Nevertheless it is eerie to walk beside a dried-up river, especially one that at other times is prone to flooding. Evidently…
So far in my Extinct in Ireland blog series I have generally avoided the extinctions of prehistory. Of course prehistory does not mean pre-human. From Whittled Away there is a…
Séamus Sweeney 